Investing in Hope: A Benefit for Heshima Kenya
Thank you for the tremendous support of all who attended Heshima Kenya's benefit on January 21 held at the Darlington House in Washington, DC. The special evening included a photo documentary exhibit, a reading of Heshima Kenya's collection of poetry by Jane Shore, and remarks by Anne Sweeney, Heshima Kenya's Co-Executive Director based in Chicago.
Heshima Kenya Receives a Funding Award from the US Department of State
In September 2009 Heshima Kenya was awarded a grant from the US Department of State Bureau for Population, Refugee and Migration. This award will help support Heshima Kenya's programs, especially for girls and young women who suffered from or continue to experience threats of sexual and gender based violence and exploitation. Given the nature of the population we serve the PRM grant will engage us to highlight this issue and deepen out impact in the community. Heshima Kenya was honored to welcome PRM Assistant Secretary Eric Schwartz during his visit to East Africa. The State Department highlights Heshima Kenya's work here
Heshima Kenya Begins Photography Project
In September, Heshima Kenya received two digital cameras to support a photography project through the generous support of a senior honors class at Dominican University in Illinois. The purpose of the project was to capture daily life as seen through the eyes of unaccompanied refugee girls and to explore the culture of Kenya’s neglected urban refugee population. As the girls continue to take photographs, this unique compilation of photos will be available for exhibit. Please contact info@heshimakenya.org for more information. Here are two examples:
Our Spring Baseball Fundraiser
Thank you to all who supported Heshima Kenya in April for our Baseball Fundraiser! We are grateful to the Lakeview Baseball Club for their tremendous support and to all those that made this event such an ongoing success.
Heshima Kenya's Co-Director Speaks at Global Donor's Network Conference
Anne Sweeney, Co-Executive Director for Development and Advocacy, was invited as a panel speaker at the Chicago Global Donor's Network 6th Annual Conference on International Giving, the only conference in the Midwest that focuses specifically on global giving and that brings together donors and practitioners to discuss how philanthropic strategies can address global issues such as poverty, peace and security, and environmental protection.